Remotely assisted instructional learning (
RAIL)
Instructor-led training (
ILT)
Onsite dedicated training (
OST)
Price
USD $1,800
CAD $2,340
Course overview
This 2-day course covers information needed to successfully deploy and manage XenServer Enterprise Edition 5.0 and the XenCenter management client. The course includes hands on labs where learners install and configure a virtualization server and then connect to the server with XenCenter. Students will then create a mix of Windows and Linux virtual machines. Next, students will create a XenServer resource pool and connect to remote storage. This allows students to explore advanced XenServer capabilities such as XenMotion and Automatic VM placement.
Prerequisites
Before taking this course, it is recommended that learners have the following:
A basic knowledge of the purpose and goals of virtualization technology
An understanding of computing architecture, including network and storage devices, device drivers and operating systems
Basic experience installing and administering Windows Server 2003 and Linux variants
Intermediate knowledge of network devices and site architecture, including configuring vLANs
Basic knowledge of storage terminology and technologies, including partitions, SANs, LUNs, iSCSI, and NFS and CIFS file shares
Audience
This course is intended for IT professionals, system architects and system engineers.
Ways to save
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Upon successful completion of this course, learners are able to demonstrate the following:
Understand how the Xen hypervisor differs from other virtualization methods, and how the Xen open source project and XenServer commercial products differ
Install XenCenter and install XenServer Enterprise Edition version 5.0 and configure CPU, network and storage resources
Create virtual machines and templates and manage virtual machine resources and life cycle operations
Configure local and remote storage and resource pools and move virtual machines from one server to another
Identify the purpose and functionality of the xe CLI
Perform basic commands in the xe CLI
Identify and view tools for upgrading and troubleshooting XenServer Enterprise Edition 5.0
Identify sizing guidelines and best practices
Course outline
Virtualization Overview
Benefits
Types of Virtualization
Product Overview
Product Architecture
Architecture Features
Product Installation
Hardware Requirements
Installing XenServer
Installing XenCenter
Windows Virtual Machines
Creating ISO Libraries
Architecture
Creating Windows VMs
Linux Virtual Machines
Architecture
Creating Linux VMs
Templates and Lifecycle Operations
VM Templates
Lifecycle Operations
Resource Management
Offline and Online Adjustment
Enhanced Resource Controls
Networking
Physical Networking
Virtual Networking
Storage
Physical Storage
Virtual Storage
Remote Storage
Fibre Channel
iSCSI
NFS
NetApp
Resource Pools
Resource pool architecture
Working with pools
Configuring resource pools
Automatic VM Placement
XenMotion Live Migration
Command Line Interface
Accessing and understanding the xe CLI
Using basic commands to create objects and perform maintenance
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